Quote Originally Posted by Connor View Post
Uh…’copying content’ seems a little strong lol. Science fiction elements have existed in almost every Final Fantasy since literally the very first game (Lufenians and their flying sky fortress aka spaceship). Plus considering the importance of Allagans/Dalamud throughout Final Fantasy XIV’s storyline it’s made abundantly clear that this isn’t (well, wasn’t) a technologically undeveloped world, long before we reach Alexandria
While early Final Fantasy game had "science fiction" elements, they did not dominate the aesthetic. Final Fantasy had a medieval fantasy aesthetic with occasional sci fi bits up until FF7 in which the first disc was set in a diselpunk dystopia, after that you are trekking through a wide open wilderness as expected of the franchise. FF8 has some futuristic sci fi cities but again most of the game is trekking through the wilderness as expected. It isn't until FF13 where we get a game is almost entirely running through urban environments and futuristic sci fi that we saw massive fan backlash as their expectations were betrayed, which is why while the game was good it should not have been branded as Final Fantasy as that comes with certain expectations. If it had been titled as its own thing like The Last Remnant or Versus XIII originally was, it would have been judged on its own merits and received better. Similar issue with FF15 where most of the game is spent driving around Barstow California and stopping at gas stations rather than trekking through a fantasy world.

Solution Nine looks pretty, but spending two years there is not quite what I want out of a Final Fantasy title. It's too modern day for me. Amaurot despite the blocky concrete buildings was okay as a one off zone you forgot about after you finished the story.